diff --git a/leads_video/camera.py b/leads_video/camera.py
index 8db1674d..13ca3a21 100644
--- a/leads_video/camera.py
+++ b/leads_video/camera.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from typing import override as _override
 
-from PIL.Image import fromarray as _fromarray
+from PIL.Image import fromarray as _fromarray, Image as _Image
 from cv2 import VideoCapture as _VideoCapture, cvtColor as _cvtColor, COLOR_BGR2RGB as _COLOR_BGR2RGB
 from numpy import ndarray as _ndarray, pad as _pad, array as _array
 
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ def read(self) -> _ndarray | None:
     def read_numpy(self) -> _ndarray | None:
         return self.read()
 
+    def read_pil(self) -> _Image | None:
+        return None if (frame := self.read_numpy()) is None else _fromarray(frame)
+
     @_override
     def close(self) -> None:
         self._video_capture.release()